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Travel Photo of the Week — Jerash, Jordan
Although there has never been any sort of volcanic activity here, the Roman ruins of Gerasa in the modern-day town of Jerash are often referred to as the “Pompeii of the Middle East” because they are...
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Cliff Diving (and Fear-facing) in Wadi Shab, Oman
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2012, Wadi Shab, Oman Some people just have no fear, but I’m afraid I’m not one of them. The finalists at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2012 managed to stare...
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Welcome to the Murder Hole: Oman’s Nizwa Fort
Nizwa Fort, Nizwa, Oman The fort in Nizwa, Oman is an imposing structure – circular gunnery, expansive courtyards, ominous murder holes. Wait now. Murder holes? I had never heard of the term before, so...
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At the Top of Burj Khalifa — The Tallest Building in the World
Tallest Building in the World, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE On a recent visa run to Dubai from Oman, the one thing I craved was a visit to the Burj Khalifa, I mean, it is the tallest building in the world...
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UAE to Canada: Give to me your Tit, Take from me my Tat
The Canada vs. UAE Visa Dispute The United Arab Emirates rocks. There’s the showiness of that brash upstart Dubai, the refined grandeur of splendid old Abu Dhabi, and the allure of the underrated oasis...
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Does Dubai Have a Soul?
Dubai Private Tour The “city” label doesn’t suit Dubai too much. Nope, that just won’t do. “City” is too…average, too plain-Jane for this over-the-top metropolis. Instead, the largest (and loudest)...
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Camel Gazing at the Royal Camel Farm Bahrain
Janabiya Royal Camel Farm Bahrain They’re ornery and malodorous, gangly and awkward. Sometimes called “The Ship of the Desert” but more appropriately “A Horse Designed by a Committee,” the legendary...
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From Bahrain to Saudi Arabia on the King Fahd Causeway
I’d secretly love to catch a glimpse into life in Saudi Arabia, but with my big mouth and liberal leanings, this is probably as close as I’m going to get — the King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia...
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The Good Me/Evil Me Take on The Tree of Life in Bahrain
The Tree of Life in Bahrain Evil Me instantly thinks, “This is it? A scraggly pile of sticks rising up out of the sand?” Good Me thinks, “But it’s a 400-year old tree, in the middle of the Bahrain...
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Putting the Grand in Oman’s Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Oman “We used to have the world’s largest carpet, but then the Emiratis came when they were building the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, measured ours, and now...
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